I want to be able to do some testing on a Windows Server. Instead of finding a domain and finding web space I figured I could just use one of my own PCs as a web server.
However, I've never done that before and have no idea what I would need.
Does anyone have a tutorial of what needs to be installed (OS, software, etc) in order to setup a Windows web server? Doesn't have to have any features other than supporting ASP. And I'd need to be able to access it from the internet via my ISP and a port.
We primarily work with unix servers and are new to the windows hosting. We have have a client with a large site moving from a shared account to a vps account on another host.
The shared account is on a server run by a local company and any type of login could probably be gotten for that host. And the other is a VPS so essentially functioning like dedicated.
Is there a way to transfer server to server instead of server to local to server? The equivalent of SSHing files from server to server on Unix?
I am a good systems administrator but I have never setup a windows web server. Are there any tutorials out on the web that would show me how to do it. Is it true when a dedicated server is purchased the only thing I have to do is transfer the htm or asp files?
I've just purchased a Windows Server 2008 VPS plan with a hosting provider. With that I have needed to open up several ports - 21 (FTP), 25 & 110 (Mail) on Windows Firewall.
My first question is about security on those ports. So far I've just opened them in Windows Firewall and that's it. Is there anything in particular I should consider to keep those ports secure?
I've also had to install a mail server. So far I've installed the standard version of MailEnable and have it running fine. The problem I see is that the standard version has no spam filtering and no virus checking.
So I did some more looking into all this and found SmarterMail, the free version. The thing that gives this potential comes straight off their site... "SmarterTools understand what it is like to be part of a growing company. Budgets are tight, and often money is not available for software expenses.". This is exatly where I'm at, a small business with no software budget, at least not for now.
After looking into it, it appears as though we would have to pay for spam/virus protection when using MailEnable, because this is for commercial use (Maybe there's some free spam/vrus software for MailEnasble I'm not aware of), but we would have that included with SmarterMail. As an added note, this VPS facility is for a single domain and I realise that SmarterMail only allows for 10 accounts, but we can live with that for now.
Does anyone have real world experince using MailEnable vs. SmarterMail in this kind of scenraio? If so, from experience, what do you think is the best option?
How do i setup vpn server on windows 2003 so that client traffic go through the remote vpn server? Something like strongvpn.com service which change the client ip address.
I tried setting up, now client able to connect to the server using windows vpn. But once connected, internet cannot work. How to use the vpn server as gateway?
Server have only 1 network card.
Can windows xp act as vpn server for the same purpose?
We are setting up 5 instances of Windows 2003 server on all the same server hardware. I want to spend the time setting up 1 instance, so installing windows updates, drivers, settings, configuration, then have the ability to mirror/image that perfect setup 4 other times.
I setup FTP access on Plesk, then when i try connect to the server it seems to be trying to access through a old installation on FileZilla Beta server manager, that was obviously installed on the server a while back. I can only think it is not using which ever FTP manager Plesk uses.
I want to use Gmail to host my email. I have already confirmed my domain and now I can successfully send emails via my domain.
However in order to receive emails I need to add/update the MX records on my server. I did that (I think) but now, 24h later, the records don't seem to be updated yet.
For instance intodns.com still shows that there is only one MX record: [URL] ....
This is my setup where you can clearly see the MX records required by Google:
I changed the TTL to some minutes but still the changes don't seem to be propagated.
The screenshots are taken from "Website & Domains" -> my domain -> DNS - that should be the right thing to change, correct?
I tried installing Apache and, later on, Wampserver. I also tried looking up this topic in Build Your Own Database Driven Web Site, Using PHP and MySQL.
My goal is to see, on my home computer, how my new Web pages would look as I work on them, and that includes things like includes, which can't be seen on a regular home computer (mine is Vista). Later on, I also expect to play around a lot with PHP.
OK, how am I supposed to do this? Is there a folder on my home computer where these files should be? Do I need to install them on another computer on my home LAN?
I just don't get these first basic steps; I don't know what to look for.
so ive had powervps and they i thought they were good well i just got cirtex for my moms small business and we had some issues. the guys at cirtex were very helpful and fixed my mail issues and even offered to give me a free dedicated IP.
I'm trying to setup a public VPN network where remote clients can access the VPN server and connect to the internet through the VPN server.
I have Users assigned to different groups, and need each group to obtain a Unique Public IP address.
For example:
User1Group1 > connect to RRAS > access the internet with Public IP x User2Group1 > connect to RRAS at the same time > access internet IP x User3Group1 > connect to RRAS at the same time > access internet IP x
User1Group2 > connect to RRAS at the same time > access internet IP y User2Group2 > connect to RRAS at the same time > access internet IP y User3Group2 > connect to RRAS at the same time > access internet IP y
The trouble I'm having is only the first login in a group able to gain the Public IP address while the other ones default to the RRAS IP address.
I've setup a remote access policy to each group, then assigned these groups specific internal IP for each one. Then in NAT/LAN reserved a public IP for each private IP.
But when multiple users login, the server allows them access and provide them with internal IPs that are not specified in the access policy. (I actually find that like a bug, instead it should deny access if the IP is in use).
I only have One NIC and hence the DHCP server and DHCP relay did not work. how to have multiple users in certain group assigned the same public IP when they access the internet?
Im trying to setup FTP on Windows 2003 Standard. Multiple people will need access, the problem Im having is how do I make it to where certain ftp accounts only have access to certain folders and certain ftp accounts have access to the whole root directory of that folder?
For instance under websitefolder you have a folder called bobsfolder. I want bob to login and just be "jailed" to bobsfolder, but when websitefolderadmin logs in they have access to the root of websitefolder and all its subfolders.
Does anyone know how to install the Frontpage Server Extensions on an Apache server which is running on a Windows box? I've searched around including on Microsoft's site, but I was only able to find info on how to configure for Apache running on unix/linux.
I recently setup Plesk 11.0.9, and I want to setup SimpleDNS into my plesk panel. I installed SimpleDNS 5.2 on the server, and I followed the instructions in this post --> [URL] ...., but when I refresh the components page in the panel, I never have the Simple DNS.I setup port 8053 in SimpleDNS' HTTP API, I accept any ip address, I remove the firewall and Plesk can not see it.
Is there best way to setup VPN on windows server to access net (PPTP) . I have try few guide that let me login to server using vpn, but can not access th internet.
I have had great difficulty in setting up OpenVPN, so I thought, when I finally do get it to work, I will write a HOWTO, so other can hopefully benefit…
This guide was done using a FC4 VPS, running on Xen, it will work on OpenVZ, all you need to do is ask your VPS provider to install “tun support”.
1.First of all get a few additional repos, If you already have your repos setup, skip this step
If you have Fedora 3, follow these steps,
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If you have Fedora 4, follow these steps,
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If you have Fedora 5, follow these steps,
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If you have CentOS, follow the “additional third party CentOS repos”
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Then issue these commands, each line is a new command, anything beginning with "#" are comments so dont try to execute those.
Code: yum update
yum install openssl openssl-devel # openssl and openssl-devel may be installed already… so don’t worry
2. Right, now you want to install OpenVPN, here are the commands,
Code: yum install openvpn -y
#Now check that it works
service openvpn start service openvpn stop
3. A few things to setup before you can make certificates, issue these commands,
Code:
find / -name "easy-rsa"
#you should get an output like this…
/usr/share/doc/openvpn-2.0.7/easy-rsa
#Now, make a copy of the easy-rsa directory, to /etc/openvpn/ ( make sure you #have put the right version number in i.e. mine was -2.0.7, change if needed)
4. You need to edit the vars file, located in /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa You can use any editor you like, I used vi.
Change the line
Code: export KEY_DIR=$D/keys to
Code: export KEY_DIR=/etc/openvpn/keys Also at the bottom of this file you will see something similar to this,
Code: export KEY_COUNTRY=US export KEY_PROVINCE=CA export KEY_CITY=SOMEWHERE export KEY_ORG="My Org" export KEY_EMAIL=me@mydomain.com Change this to your own values.
5. Now its time to make the certificates, enter these commands
Code: . ./vars
Code: ./clean-all
Code: ./build-ca # just hit enter to the defaults apart from Common Name, this must be unique # call it something like mydomain-ca
Code: ./build-key-server server
Code: ./build-key client1 # remember that common name must be unique e.g. use mydomain-client1 # and YES you want to sign the keys
Code: ./build-key client2 # do this step for as many clients as you need.
Code: ./build-dh
6. We are almost done now… right we need to create a few config files, you can download my template from here,
Code: cd /etc/openvpn
Code: wget www.designpc.co.uk/downloads/server.conf # make sure you change a few things in the server.conf file, like DNS # servers
Code: touch server-tcp.log ~ this makes the log file..
Code: touch ipp.txt this makes the IP reservation list.
7. You need to make a few changes to OpenVPN itself. Go to..
Code: cd /etc/init.d/ edit the openvpn file
#Uncomment this line (line 119)
Code: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward Add these lines below it, changing 123.123.123.123 to your public IP address,
Code: iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.2.3 -j SNAT --to 123.123.123.123 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.2.4 -j SNAT --to 123.123.123.123 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.2.5 -j SNAT --to 123.123.123.123 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.2.6 -j SNAT --to 123.123.123.123 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.2.7 -j SNAT --to 123.123.123.123 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.2.8 -j SNAT --to 123.123.123.123 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.2.9 -j SNAT --to 123.123.123.123 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.2.10 -j SNAT --to 123.123.123.123 Now install iptables if you don’t have it already,
Code: yum install iptables
#test it
service iptables start service iptables stop
8. Now for the client config files. If your client is a Windows machine, make sure you have installed OpenVPN, use the gui version, downloadable from here;
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You need to copy a few files from the server to your client machine, here is the list, located in /etc/openvpn/keys/
## WARNING ## Use a secure way of transferring these files off the server, something like WinSCP.
ca.crt client1.csr client1.key client1.crt
Put these files in this directory C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfig
Now you need to make a client config, here is an example..
PHP Code:
clientdev tunproto tcp#Change my.publicdomain.com to your public domain or IP addressremote my.publicdomain.com 1194resolv-retry infinitenobindpersist-keypersist-tunca ca.crtcert client1.crtkey client1.keyns-cert-type server#DNS Options here, CHANGE THESE !!push "dhcp-option DNS 123.123.123.123"push "dhcp-option DNS 123.123.123.124"comp-lzoverb 3
Make sure you edit any of the lines with comments above them.
Call this file client1.opvn and put it in C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfig
Make sure the file extension is .opvn not .txt
To connect right click on OpenVPN in the taskbar >> Connect
I'm using Vertrigo 2.30 which in turn uses Apache 2.2.26 as part of its stack I am trying to set up virutal host on Windows 7 home premium.in httpd.conf I have uncommented Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf in C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts I have
in C:Program Files (x86)VertrigoServApacheconfvertrigo.conf I have
<Directory "C:Program Files (x86)VertrigoServwww"> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes AllowOverride All Order allow,deny Allow from All </Directory>
[code]...
my primary domain still works perfectly but the virtual host I created keeps loading 403 error page I have checked the Apache error log and I found two instanses of
[Tue Dec 31 08:33:29 2013] [error] [client 198.0.65.217] script 'C:/Program Files (x86)/VertrigoServ/www/vhost/modules.php' not found or unable to stat, referer: URL....I have no clue where or why its reading a module.php file granted I do use Nuke Evolution on my primary site but the only page in the virual host folder is a index.html I have checked and double checked.
All settings of the custom error page were made ​​and worked correctly, however the next day the setting was lost after reset again and returned to work.
I am planning to host my personal website which will be a bunch of static pages for the time being with the possibility of moving to PHP/Pearl CMS later.
For this, I think that a basic hosting plan of about .5-1GB space and 5-10GB bandwidth would be well enough.
Can you please suggest me a host which would cost around 2-3$/month and has a moderately good service? I came across companies like Umbrahosting and HostPC which are cheap. Do you have anything to say about them?
Moreover, some hosts give combo offers of webspace+domain registration. Is it wise to register the domain through the host or to register it separately through godaddy etc?
I've created loads of sites before, mostly using high end VPS or dedicated servers. I'm somewhat new to shared hosts, having used just 2 before. The 2 being:
1. Hostmonster - brilliant. Yes, it's oversold badly but it's service is second to none and I never had an issue on a medium-traffic site. However, I do know they phone you to verify your account, and I currently do not have possesion of a phone (travelling).
2. iWhic. Had some serious downtime at one point, but else reliable. Customer service OK. Basic plan does not support unlimited domains.
I am looking to make a personal blog, possibly a travel blog or car review site.
I may still use iWhic, but I'd like to be open to suggestions:
[requirements]Unlimited domains 5GB Diskspace Unlimited Email Accounts 20GB+ Bandwidth Reseller would be nice (host my friends) cPanel (this is a must).
[budget] While technically my budget is unlimited, I would like to stick it to the $5-10/month mark. Pay per month is preferable.
I like the idea of just a big oversold host, cause they are generally reliable and I won't be using that much resources and the bonuses (such as Adwords credit) are generally useful.
I've noticed that theres really a shortage of freebsd web hosts which surprised me at first because I've always considered fbsd an os built from the ground up to be a server. That also happens to be the os I have the most experience with. I can only guess its because in comparison to the linux community the freebsd is relatively small and not as well known.
So basically what I'd like to do is rent a dedicated server, run freebsd 64 on it, and hopefully get a small successful business going. I've been looking around a lot for reliable freebsd servers (I really don't have the upfront money to do colocation) and I've found one that offers me 500gb disk space and 10mbps unmetered bandwidth (or 3300 gb/month I guess).
My first question is could someone please clarify unmetered bandwidth. In the past pretty much every host I've looked at offers a set amount of bandwidth (like in gb), and I'm not completely clear on how this whole 10mbps fits in with that.
My second question is more general. Really I'm looking for honest opinions on the ease of breaking into this business. I'm sure theres a lot of people who start up and shut down constantly which contributes to the reputation of a lot of smaller hosts being unreliable, but is this a feasible goal? I can really put in any amount of time necessary but I only have about $500 to start out.
I'm new here and I just want to start my first web site. What I need is just something basic: email, web stat, stability, etc. I do not need lots of space and bandwidth (of course, it is best if it is upgradable). Any suggestion on hosting company with lower budget plans? I hope I can start from a cheap monthly rate, and can upgrade in the future when needed.
And I have some questions when I look into different hosting plans:
1. I found many hosting plans offer free domain, so I can save may be $10 for the domain name registration. Would there be any disadvantage for using the free domain provided, like it may not be portable in the future?
2. After this first web site, I may build a few more web sites in the future. I found many plans offer "unlimited domains" to be hosted. Does it mean I can just build new web sites using the same hosting account without paying extra? Would there be any limitation or disadvantage for this, compared to using a new hosting account to build the new website?
My friend want to design his family site as i have good knowledge designing web.But I don't know about hosting,its rent ,how to host,on which server hosting will be good if you have basic suggestion kindly reply.
